tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205639805681286189.post2478632742612175853..comments2015-07-30T14:00:01.622-07:00Comments on Yummy Supper: Louvar, where have you been hiding?Erin Scottnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205639805681286189.post-30186474769713539572012-04-19T11:57:21.177-07:002012-04-19T11:57:21.177-07:00Hi John,
Thanks again for sharing this great info...Hi John, <br />Thanks again for sharing this great info. I talked to my local fish monger (who sold the louvar to me) and he said that California swordfish fishermen do catch Louvar, but they rarely make it to market. The guys eat the fish themselves. I can see why - it was amazing! I do feel lucky.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10504510097858204407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205639805681286189.post-47992035731643290872012-04-19T10:25:06.905-07:002012-04-19T10:25:06.905-07:00Hi Erin! This is John. I hope you were able to l...Hi Erin! This is John. I hope you were able to locate that newspaper article okay. There was an additional article listed down below it on Google (&quot;Rare Fish Caught By Local Fishing Guide In The Gulf&quot;) that was part of the St. Petersburg Times&#39; fishing column the day after Jim Kelley captured his &quot;Louvar&quot;. It gives more specific detail! I grew up along the Gulf Beaches near St. Petersburg, did a lot of fishing offshore and have been intrigued by Kelley&#39;s amazing catch ever since I first read about it in 1965 when I was a youth and I even managed to acquire a copy of the only photograph known to exist of Jim Kelley with his Luvarus Imperialis. The Louvar is truly &quot;the rarest of the rare&quot;! From what I have been able to gather from research, another specimen was not recorded in the Gulf of Mexico until 28 years later. A 276-pounder (frozen weight) was found stranded at Mexico Beach, Florida on June 2, 1969. I wanted to share all of this information with you, as your readers here might find all of this interesting, in light of your dining experience with Louvar. Have a great day!<br />Sincerely, John LongoJohn Longonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205639805681286189.post-18252140471229590402012-04-09T08:07:31.724-07:002012-04-09T08:07:31.724-07:00Thank you John! I&#39;ll look it up. What a fun bi...Thank you John! I&#39;ll look it up. What a fun bit of history:)Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10504510097858204407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205639805681286189.post-91608359455300684212012-04-06T20:59:42.079-07:002012-04-06T20:59:42.079-07:00Thanks for your reply, Erin! If you are intereste...Thanks for your reply, Erin! If you are interested in reading the newspaper article that I mentioned in my previous note, it is on the web. I am not very good with computers and I do not know how to do &quot;links&quot; or URLs, but I was able to find the article again by using the &quot;Google&quot; search engine. Go to &quot;Google&quot; and type &quot;Red fin tuna Municipal Pier&quot; in the search field and it should come up as the first item entitled &quot;Freak Sea&quot;. I found the article FASCINATING and I&#39;m sure you will too, especially since you have eaten Luvarus Imperialis. When you pull up the newspaper article, be sure to look at the cartoon sketch above the article showing the people in the St. Petersburg restaurant eating their &quot;red fin tuna&quot; a/k/a Luvarus Imperialis (at 45 cents a plate)!<br />Sincerely, JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205639805681286189.post-39702399708365847892012-04-06T14:20:51.005-07:002012-04-06T14:20:51.005-07:00What a fun note you left for me today! I have neve...What a fun note you left for me today! I have never seen Louvar again, so I do consider myself to be extremely lucky:)Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10504510097858204407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205639805681286189.post-51616399083412340342012-04-06T11:33:43.457-07:002012-04-06T11:33:43.457-07:00You are truly a very, very lucky diner! Eating Lu...You are truly a very, very lucky diner! Eating Luvarus Imperialis (Louvar) is like winning the lotto jackpot! Luvarus Imperialis is very rare. There was an article in The Milwaukee News-Sentinel (Sunday June 29, 1941) relating an amazing story of a &quot;Louvar&quot; captured off the coast of St. Petersburg, Florida in 1941. The article concluded, as follows: &quot;... There are even rumors that a Pink Fin Tuna Club has been formed. It is very exclusive. Only those who have eaten luvarus can join.&quot; Erin, you can consider yourself a modern day member of that exclusive club!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com